Chords for Deniece Williams - Black Butterfly
Tempo:
64.575 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
Bb
Dm
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Dm]
[F] [Dm] [G] [F] [Am] [Bb] Morning light, [C] so [F] convenient, take [Bb] flight [Am] as the darkness gives [Dm] way to [Bb] the [C] [Gm] dawn.
You [F] survived, [C] [Bb] now your moment has [C] arrived, [Bb] now your dream [C] has [F] finally [D] been born.
[Gm] [Bb]
[C] White butterflies [F] sail across [C] the [Ab] waters, tell your sons [Gm] and daughters what [F] the struggle [C] brings.
[Dm] White [Am] butterflies [F] in the sky, [Am] oh finally, [Ab] rise up deep and [Gm] high, so [A] the angels [Dm] can catch your wings.
[G] [F] While [Dm] you slept, [F] the promise was [Bb] unkept, [C] but your fate was [Dm] as sure as [Bb] the [F] stars.
[Gm] Now [F] you're free, [Bb] and the world has come to [Am] see, just [Bb] how proud [C] and beautiful you [D] are.
[Dm]
[C] [Dm] White butterflies sail across [Em] the [Am] waters, [Eb] tell your sons [Gm] and daughters [C] what the struggle [F] brings.
[Dm] White [Am] butterflies [Bb] in the sky, oh [Am] finally, [Ab] rise up deep [Gm] and high, [E] so the angels [Am] can catch [Dm] your wings.
[F] And send [Bb] it so [F] [A] [Dm] bright to time,
[Bb] [C] so [Gm] that all can [F] read it, [Bb] [F] [C] that our dream comes true.
[Am] [G] [A] [D]
[A] [G] [A]
[G] [A]
[D] [Bm] [C] [D]
[A] [Gb] [B] [Em] [D]
[G] [Gm] Cause now [F] you're free, [Bb] and the world has come [Am] to see, [Bb] just how proud [C] and beautiful [D] you are.
[Bb] [C] [Dm]
[C] White butterflies [Eb] sail across the waters, tell your sons [Gm] and daughters [C] what the struggle [F] brings.
[C] [Bb] [C] [Dm] White butterflies [Am] in the sky, oh finally, [Ab] rise up deep [Gm] and high, [A] so the angels [Dm] can catch your wings.
Our climb will be steep, we may not get there in one year or even
But America, I have never
[C] We will get [Dm] there, I promise you, we as a people will get there.
[E] [F]
[G] [C]
[F] [Dm] [G] [F] [Am] [Bb] Morning light, [C] so [F] convenient, take [Bb] flight [Am] as the darkness gives [Dm] way to [Bb] the [C] [Gm] dawn.
You [F] survived, [C] [Bb] now your moment has [C] arrived, [Bb] now your dream [C] has [F] finally [D] been born.
[Gm] [Bb]
[C] White butterflies [F] sail across [C] the [Ab] waters, tell your sons [Gm] and daughters what [F] the struggle [C] brings.
[Dm] White [Am] butterflies [F] in the sky, [Am] oh finally, [Ab] rise up deep and [Gm] high, so [A] the angels [Dm] can catch your wings.
[G] [F] While [Dm] you slept, [F] the promise was [Bb] unkept, [C] but your fate was [Dm] as sure as [Bb] the [F] stars.
[Gm] Now [F] you're free, [Bb] and the world has come to [Am] see, just [Bb] how proud [C] and beautiful you [D] are.
[Dm]
[C] [Dm] White butterflies sail across [Em] the [Am] waters, [Eb] tell your sons [Gm] and daughters [C] what the struggle [F] brings.
[Dm] White [Am] butterflies [Bb] in the sky, oh [Am] finally, [Ab] rise up deep [Gm] and high, [E] so the angels [Am] can catch [Dm] your wings.
[F] And send [Bb] it so [F] [A] [Dm] bright to time,
[Bb] [C] so [Gm] that all can [F] read it, [Bb] [F] [C] that our dream comes true.
[Am] [G] [A] [D]
[A] [G] [A]
[G] [A]
[D] [Bm] [C] [D]
[A] [Gb] [B] [Em] [D]
[G] [Gm] Cause now [F] you're free, [Bb] and the world has come [Am] to see, [Bb] just how proud [C] and beautiful [D] you are.
[Bb] [C] [Dm]
[C] White butterflies [Eb] sail across the waters, tell your sons [Gm] and daughters [C] what the struggle [F] brings.
[C] [Bb] [C] [Dm] White butterflies [Am] in the sky, oh finally, [Ab] rise up deep [Gm] and high, [A] so the angels [Dm] can catch your wings.
Our climb will be steep, we may not get there in one year or even
But America, I have never
[C] We will get [Dm] there, I promise you, we as a people will get there.
[E] [F]
[G] [C]
Key:
C
F
Bb
Dm
Am
C
F
Bb
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ [Dm] _ [G] _ [F] _ [Am] [Bb] Morning light, [C] so [F] convenient, take [Bb] flight [Am] as the darkness gives [Dm] way to [Bb] the _ [C] [Gm] dawn.
You [F] survived, [C] [Bb] now your moment has [C] arrived, [Bb] now your dream [C] has [F] finally [D] been born.
_ [Gm] _ [Bb] _
[C] White butterflies _ [F] sail across [C] the [Ab] waters, tell your sons [Gm] and daughters what [F] the struggle [C] brings.
_ _ [Dm] White [Am] butterflies [F] in the sky, [Am] oh finally, [Ab] rise up deep and [Gm] high, so [A] the angels _ [Dm] can catch your wings. _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [F] While [Dm] you slept, [F] the promise was [Bb] unkept, [C] but your fate was [Dm] as sure as [Bb] the [F] stars.
[Gm] _ Now [F] you're free, [Bb] and the world has come to [Am] see, just [Bb] how proud [C] and beautiful you [D] are.
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _
[C] _ _ [Dm] White butterflies sail across [Em] the [Am] waters, [Eb] tell your sons [Gm] and daughters [C] what the struggle [F] brings.
_ _ [Dm] White [Am] butterflies [Bb] in the sky, oh [Am] finally, _ [Ab] rise up deep [Gm] and high, [E] so the angels _ [Am] can catch [Dm] your wings. _
[F] And send [Bb] it so _ [F] _ [A] [Dm] bright to time, _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] so [Gm] that all can [F] read it, [Bb] _ _ [F] [C] that our dream comes true.
_ [Am] _ _ [G] _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ [D] _
[A] _ [Gb] _ [B] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [D] _
[G] _ _ [Gm] Cause now [F] you're free, [Bb] and the world has come [Am] to see, [Bb] just how proud [C] and beautiful [D] you are.
_ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _ _
[C] White butterflies [Eb] sail across the waters, tell your sons [Gm] and daughters [C] what the struggle [F] brings.
[C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ [Dm] White butterflies [Am] in the sky, oh finally, [Ab] rise up deep [Gm] and high, [A] so the angels [Dm] can catch your wings.
Our climb will be steep, we may not get there in one year or even_
But America, I have never_
_ [C] We will get [Dm] there, I promise you, we as a people will get there. _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [F] _ [Dm] _ [G] _ [F] _ [Am] [Bb] Morning light, [C] so [F] convenient, take [Bb] flight [Am] as the darkness gives [Dm] way to [Bb] the _ [C] [Gm] dawn.
You [F] survived, [C] [Bb] now your moment has [C] arrived, [Bb] now your dream [C] has [F] finally [D] been born.
_ [Gm] _ [Bb] _
[C] White butterflies _ [F] sail across [C] the [Ab] waters, tell your sons [Gm] and daughters what [F] the struggle [C] brings.
_ _ [Dm] White [Am] butterflies [F] in the sky, [Am] oh finally, [Ab] rise up deep and [Gm] high, so [A] the angels _ [Dm] can catch your wings. _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [F] While [Dm] you slept, [F] the promise was [Bb] unkept, [C] but your fate was [Dm] as sure as [Bb] the [F] stars.
[Gm] _ Now [F] you're free, [Bb] and the world has come to [Am] see, just [Bb] how proud [C] and beautiful you [D] are.
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _
[C] _ _ [Dm] White butterflies sail across [Em] the [Am] waters, [Eb] tell your sons [Gm] and daughters [C] what the struggle [F] brings.
_ _ [Dm] White [Am] butterflies [Bb] in the sky, oh [Am] finally, _ [Ab] rise up deep [Gm] and high, [E] so the angels _ [Am] can catch [Dm] your wings. _
[F] And send [Bb] it so _ [F] _ [A] [Dm] bright to time, _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] so [Gm] that all can [F] read it, [Bb] _ _ [F] [C] that our dream comes true.
_ [Am] _ _ [G] _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ [D] _
[A] _ [Gb] _ [B] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [D] _
[G] _ _ [Gm] Cause now [F] you're free, [Bb] and the world has come [Am] to see, [Bb] just how proud [C] and beautiful [D] you are.
_ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _ _
[C] White butterflies [Eb] sail across the waters, tell your sons [Gm] and daughters [C] what the struggle [F] brings.
[C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ [Dm] White butterflies [Am] in the sky, oh finally, [Ab] rise up deep [Gm] and high, [A] so the angels [Dm] can catch your wings.
Our climb will be steep, we may not get there in one year or even_
But America, I have never_
_ [C] We will get [Dm] there, I promise you, we as a people will get there. _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _